Barry Goldwater High School
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Barry Goldwater High School is a public high school
located in Phoenix, Arizona
, named after 1964
presidential candidate and well-known Arizona resident, U.S. Sen. Barry Goldwater
. It is part of the Deer Valley Unified School District
. The school offers the International Baccalaureate
(IB) Diploma Programme that has sent alumni to prestigious universities such as the University of Pennsylvania
, Georgetown University
, Princeton University
, Yale University
, Brown University
, Columbia University
, Cornell University
, Northwestern University
, Stanford University
, and University of California, Berkeley
. Goldwater High School had five National Merit Semi-Finalists from the class of 2007 In addition, the school is noted for a regional champion Chess
team for the year 2006-2007. The school ranked in the top 15% of the state and maintains a 88% AIMS
pass rate and 99.7% AIMS attendance rate. The current principal is Mike Andersen, Ed.D. Feeder schools include Deer Valley Middle School, Paseo Hills K-8, Norterra Canyon K-8, and a portion of the students who attend Sunset Ridge K-8. On April 20, 2011, Barry Goldwater was named an A+ School of Excellence.
5A Conference. The school offers sports during the fall, winter, and spring seasons.
Fall Sports
Winter Sports
Spring Sports
Accomplishments
The Barry Goldwater Speech and Debate Club, coached by Mrs. Ronda McWhortor, recently celebrated victory when two members made it to the Final round of the Gilbert 31st Annual Invitational Tournament on March 8. Senior Lily Dodge took first place in Impromptu Speaking and Junior Ryne Barnes took first place in Storytelling. Barnes also made it to the Semi-Final round of his other event, Humorous Interpretation.
In November 2006, The Barry Goldwater Pride Regiment represented the state of Arizona
and the USS Arizona (BB-39)
in events marking the 65th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. In recognition of this honor, Then Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano
proclaimed October 14, 2006 as "Barry Goldwater Pride Regiment Day" in Arizona.
The Chess club is a prominent club at Barry Goldwater, having won multiple championships around the Phoenix area.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
located in Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
, named after 1964
United States presidential election, 1964
The United States presidential election of 1964 was held on November 3, 1964. Incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson had come to office less than a year earlier following the assassination of his predecessor, John F. Kennedy. Johnson, who had successfully associated himself with Kennedy's...
presidential candidate and well-known Arizona resident, U.S. Sen. Barry Goldwater
Barry Goldwater
Barry Morris Goldwater was a five-term United States Senator from Arizona and the Republican Party's nominee for President in the 1964 election. An articulate and charismatic figure during the first half of the 1960s, he was known as "Mr...
. It is part of the Deer Valley Unified School District
Deer Valley Unified School District
Deer Valley Unified School District is a PreK-12 school district, headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. DVUSD is the fifth largest school district in the state of Arizona, serving portions of Phoenix, Glendale, Peoria, Anthem, New River, Cave Creek and unincorporated areas of northwest Maricopa County...
. The school offers the International Baccalaureate
IB Diploma Programme
The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme is a two-year educational programme for students aged 16–19that provides an internationally accepted qualification for entry into higher education, and is recognised by universities worldwide. It was developed in the early to mid-1960s in Geneva by...
(IB) Diploma Programme that has sent alumni to prestigious universities such as the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
, Georgetown University
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
, Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
, Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
, Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
, Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
, Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
, Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
, Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
, and University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
. Goldwater High School had five National Merit Semi-Finalists from the class of 2007 In addition, the school is noted for a regional champion Chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
team for the year 2006-2007. The school ranked in the top 15% of the state and maintains a 88% AIMS
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards is a standardized test administered by the state of Arizona. AIMS is a standards based assessment aligned to the Arizona Academic Content Standards.-Test contents:...
pass rate and 99.7% AIMS attendance rate. The current principal is Mike Andersen, Ed.D. Feeder schools include Deer Valley Middle School, Paseo Hills K-8, Norterra Canyon K-8, and a portion of the students who attend Sunset Ridge K-8. On April 20, 2011, Barry Goldwater was named an A+ School of Excellence.
Athletics
Barry Goldwater is a member of the AIAArizona Interscholastic Association
The Arizona Interscholastic Association is the major high school sports association in the state of Arizona. It comprises most of the state's public district high schools, various charter and private schools, plus one high school in California San Pasqual High School in Winterhaven, California,...
5A Conference. The school offers sports during the fall, winter, and spring seasons.
Fall Sports
- Swimming
- Cross-Country
- Football
- Golf
- Volleyball (girls)
Winter Sports
- Soccer
- Basketball
- Wrestling
Spring Sports
- Baseball
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field
- Volleyball (boys)
Clubs
Barry Goldwater offers many clubs that meet both before and after school. Some of these clubs include:- Anime Club
- Art Club
- Barry Goldwater Pride Regiment Marching Band
- Band Council
- Chess Club
- Creative Writing Club
- Dance Council
- DECA
- Fashion Club
- Fellowship of Christian AthletesFellowship of Christian AthletesThe Fellowship of Christian Athletes is a non-profit interdenominational Christian organization founded in 1954 and that has been based in Kansas City, Missouri since 1956. It falls within the tradition of Muscular Christianity. Although established by evangelical Protestants, the concept has...
(FCA) - Forensic Science Club
- French Club
- Green Club
- Hip Hop Club
- Interact
- Mock Trial
- Model United Nations
- Mu Alpha ThetaMu Alpha ThetaMu Alpha Theta is a United States mathematics honor society for high schools and two-year colleges. It has over 89,000 student members in more than 1,800 schools worldwide. Its main goals are to inspire keen interest in mathematics, develop strong scholarship in the subject, and promote the...
(offers math tutoring) - National Honor SocietyNational Honor SocietyThe National Honor Society is a recognition program for high school students in grades 10-12 in the United States and in several other countries...
(Stellar Chapter) - Physics Club
- Project Respect
- Science Club
- Spanish Club
- Spanish Honors Society
- Speech and Debate Club
- Theater Club
Accomplishments
The Barry Goldwater Speech and Debate Club, coached by Mrs. Ronda McWhortor, recently celebrated victory when two members made it to the Final round of the Gilbert 31st Annual Invitational Tournament on March 8. Senior Lily Dodge took first place in Impromptu Speaking and Junior Ryne Barnes took first place in Storytelling. Barnes also made it to the Semi-Final round of his other event, Humorous Interpretation.
In November 2006, The Barry Goldwater Pride Regiment represented the state of Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
and the USS Arizona (BB-39)
USS Arizona (BB-39)
USS Arizona, a , was built for the United States Navy in the mid-1910s. Named in honor of the 48th state's recent admission into the union, the ship was the second and last of the Pennsylvania class of "super-dreadnought" battleships. Although commissioned in 1916, the ship remained stateside...
in events marking the 65th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. In recognition of this honor, Then Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano
Janet Napolitano
Janet Napolitano is the third and current United States Secretary of Homeland Security, serving in the administration of President Barack Obama. She is the fourth person to hold the position, which was created after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the 21st...
proclaimed October 14, 2006 as "Barry Goldwater Pride Regiment Day" in Arizona.
The Chess club is a prominent club at Barry Goldwater, having won multiple championships around the Phoenix area.